Weather Records on 30 December 1985

568 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 December 1985. Highest significance: Yuma, US.

Key Facts for 30 December 1985

On 30 December 1985, 568 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
214 were record highs and 92 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 542 daily.
Yuma set a monthly record snow depth of 35.6 cm (14.0 in) on 30 December 1985.
Across 154 earlier years (1799 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 495 records.

Record Map

568 stations

568 station records on 30 December 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 December 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Yuma	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Dupree	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia 8 N	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Incheon	Korea, South	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Vaernes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Glad Valley 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lead	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Raymond 3 NE	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Redlands	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bliss 4 NW	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Winnsboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ardmore 1 NW	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Britton	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kumamoto	Japan	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pahrump 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Prairie du Sac 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Excelsior (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Erie Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pasadena	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Home	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Benton Harbor AP	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wanakena Rngr School	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vale	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle Butte	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Waialua 847	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Shanwei	China	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Longmont 2 ESE	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cashton	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hitoyoshi	Japan	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Guaracha	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Una (Agr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sterling	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wibaux 2 E	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ralph 1 N	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Asosan	Japan	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Elliott	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lifton Pumping STN	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lyons Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gettysburg	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kagoshima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bennetts Brg	United States	Record snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Milesville 5 NE	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Red Owl	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dugway	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Palizada	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tres Irmaos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.6 mm (2.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chico UNIV Farm	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Castle Rock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfort 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pollock	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Viroqua	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Durkheim	Germany	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Obrestad Fyr	Norway	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Grayling	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

568 records

Records set or tied on 30 December 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 113, Lowest daily maximum 43, Highest daily minimum 101, Lowest daily minimum 49, Heaviest daily rainfall 121, Heaviest daily snowfall 15, Deepest snow cover 126.

Records on 30 December 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	113
Lowest daily maximum	43
Highest daily minimum	101
Lowest daily minimum	49
Heaviest daily rainfall	121
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	126

Records on 30 December 1985 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 25, daily 542.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

449 broken records

Margins by which the 449 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 331.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 December 1985

Top 20 records on 30 December 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 December 1985	Yuma, US	monthly snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	45 years	64 of 100 (Major)
30 December 1985	Dupree, US	daily snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	58 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1985	Columbia 8 N, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	33.1 cm (13.0 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1985	Incheon, KR	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1985	Vaernes, NO	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1985	Glad Valley 2 W, US	daily snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	34 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1985	Lead, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	76 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1985	Raymond 3 NE, US	daily snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	16 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1985	Redlands, US	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	84 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1985	Bliss 4 NW, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1985	Winnsboro, US	daily low min	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	85 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1985	Ardmore 1 NW, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1985	Britton, US	daily snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	4 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1985	Kumamoto, JP	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	34 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1985	Pahrump 4 NW, US	daily high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	64 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1985	Prairie du Sac 2 N, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	71 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1985	Excelsior (Mun), ZA	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1985	Erie Intl AP, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
30 December 1985	Pasadena, US	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	76 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 1985	Mtn Home, US	daily low max	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	70 years	34 of 100 (Routine)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1799 to 1985

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1985. 1985 had 568 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 12-30 in each year
Year	Records
1799	2
1835	1
1850	1
1853	1
1856	1
1859	1
1863	1
1868	1
1870	4
1872	3
1874	2
1875	2
1876	3
1878	1
1880	5
1881	3
1882	3
1884	2
1888	2
1889	2
1890	7
1891	1
1892	1
1893	3
1895	6
1896	3
1897	7
1898	6
1899	3
1900	5
1901	8
1902	2
1903	8
1904	12
1905	10
1906	11
1907	26
1908	17
1909	13
1910	18
1911	20
1912	37
1913	32
1914	47
1915	62
1916	45
1917	217
1918	25
1919	82
1920	84
1921	111
1922	227
1923	223
1924	65
1925	184
1926	63
1927	290
1928	31
1929	382
1930	71
1931	509
1932	407
1933	279
1934	206
1935	202
1936	931
1937	234
1938	208
1939	237
1940	397
1941	149
1942	584
1943	165
1944	137
1945	251
1946	584
1947	317
1948	760
1949	206
1950	479
1951	955
1952	334
1953	399
1954	538
1955	254
1956	556
1957	443
1958	525
1959	216
1960	345
1961	389
1962	671
1963	567
1964	537
1965	1,122
1966	403
1967	760
1968	1,391
1969	817
1970	571
1971	1,122
1972	1,052
1973	1,262
1974	564
1975	703
1976	981
1977	795
1978	1,930
1979	427
1980	1,560
1981	684
1982	630
1983	2,765
1984	1,834
1985	568
1986	852
1987	1,270
1988	755
1989	528
1990	3,065
1991	525
1992	1,210
1993	865
1994	642
1995	1,455
1996	1,620
1997	1,384
1998	801
1999	838
2000	1,377
2001	651
2002	1,034
2003	661
2004	974
2005	928
2006	1,779
2007	748
2008	653
2009	933
2010	1,200
2011	782
2012	676
2013	642
2014	660
2015	820
2016	706
2017	1,324
2018	284
2019	1,131
2020	604
2021	1,455
2022	909
2023	726
2024	638
2025	325

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Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	378
50 to 100	36
100 to 150	14
150 to 200	8
200 to 250	4
250 to 300	5
300 to 350	4